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The sign reads : "I went to see Major General Harrison, hung drawn and quartered. He was looking as cheerful as any man would in that condition.
~ Samuel Pepys, 13 October 1660."
as spring seems to be making an appearance at last, I thought I'd celebrate with this picture of tulips soaking up the spring sunshine in the Keukenhof gardens...
Fly to this location (using Google Earth)
No jogging before 8.00 am --> WALKING
This was a lovely narrow deck along the davits of the lifeboats. No teak deck planks here, but blue paint.
... from my cabin window! These windows were coated with a reflective layer which made it easy to look out, but almost impossible during daylight hours to look in.
The first sitting diners had not yet finished their meal, and we waited a while to get to our tables.
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
1. lotusbloem, 2. macro rain drop, 3. rainheart yellow rose, 4. Vanessa Atalanta / Red Admiral, 5. Lindepijlstaart / Mimas tiliae, 6. kuikentjes / little chickens, 7. marguerite-heart, 8. universe,
9. hydrangea, 10. green earth..., 11. yellow flower DK, 12. palmtree, 13. La Cascade de Baume les Messieurs- Jura (FR), 14. to the end...., 15. petunia-heart, 16. Dutch bulbfields,
17. nature in glass, 18. BlueBell, 19. helleborus niger, 20. double purple petunia, 21. Akelei / Aquilegia
Tulips.
I am absolutely not the first one to make this kind of picture, but I did not see it with flash so far.
Nederland, Flevoland, Noordoostpolder, 16-04-2012; Vuurpad, met bloembollenvelden en akkers die op het punt van bloeien staan. Boerderijen en kavels op regelmatige onderlinge afstand, voorbeeld van moderne grootschalige polder met rationele verkaveling. De aanleg van de polder maakte deel uit van de Zuiderzeewerken (plan Lely) en viel in 1942 droog. De meeste boerderijen (en dorpen) zijn van na de tweede wereldoorlog. The northeast polder (NOP), is an example of modern large-scale polder with rational allotment. The construction of the polder was part of the Zuiderzee Works (Lely plan), in 1942 the polder was dry. Most of the building, farmhouses and villages, is post-war.
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luchtfoto (toeslag), aerial photo (additional fee required)
foto/photo Siebe Swart
... with a temptingly deep side -- which I would have loved to have tried out!
A vaguely disturbing statue of Nureyev by Enzo Piazzetta dancing by the swimming pool, trembling with the movement of the ship.
Nederland, Noord-Holland, Gemeente Anna Paulowna, 16-04-2012; bollenvelden in de Anna Paulownapolder.
Flower fields (bulb fields) in the Anna Pavlovna Polder.
luchtfoto (toeslag), aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Bent, 28-04-2017. Polder Groenendijk, midden in het Groene Hart (ten Westen van Leiden). Boortunnel van de hogesnelheidslijn doorkruist dit gebied ondergronds, de gebouwen maken onderdeel uit van de zogenaamde vluchtschacht, de nooduitgang.
The drill tunnel of the high-speed train (HST) runs through this underground area, the buildings are part of the so-called flight shaft, the emergency exit.
luchtfoto (toeslag op standard tarieven);
aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Nederland, Noord-Holland, Gemeente Anna Paulowna, 16-04-2012; bollenvelden in de Anna Paulownapolder.
Flower fields (bulb fields) in the Anna Pavlovna Polder.
luchtfoto (toeslag), aerial photo (additional fee required);
copyright foto/photo Siebe Swart
Mosaic in the café of the Beurs van Berlage. Taken in less than ideal circumstances, but I am glad I caught this glimpse! Not sure whether it is the biblical scene -- the woman looks quite Indian...
South-Holland landscapes -
The regions have an excellent climate for bulb growing. There is quite a lot of rain in the relatively mild autumn and winter (due to the proximity of the sea), while the relatively cool but sunny spring and usually also the summer run dry. Three quarters of the year (not in winter) is therefore agricultural activity in the region.
After flowering, the flowers are headed and whether or not processed in floral wreaths. In the summer, when the plant is dried up, the bulbs are harvested, the plant remains burnt on the land and the bulbs are peeled by hand - a nice extra income for the youth and seasonal workers from home and abroad - or (with the hyacinths) ) concave. The bulbs are then dried and disinfected in bulb sheds at a high temperature. In the autumn they are planted again, after which straw is spread on the land and run in to protect the bulbs from frost. In the spring, the soil will start to heat under the straw, causing the bulb to flower.